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Fashion Statements Instead of Independence Statements
Role models become runway models
Higher high heels
Shorter skirts & pants
New hairstyles (color, lengths)
Plunging necklines
Tomboy
Defines body figure
Working Force
Number of employed women doubled
Education opens more opportunities
~10% more women have a bachelor's degree
~5% more women go to some graduate school
Percentage of educated women increased by 10-30%
"Occupational segregation" decreased
can advance in businesses
Still unequal pay (make 78% of what men earn)
Politics
Hillary Clinton, the first woman to become the presidential nominee of a major political party in U.S. history
Continuation of the right to vote regardless of race
More active in voting than men
63.1% men registered, 54.4% actually voted (U.S. Department of Commerce 2013
)
Can hold government office
Senate
House of representatives
Governors
Secretary
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Women's Education = Better Jobs
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Political Role
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